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Urine is pale
Pale urine is a symptom in which a person's urine is colorless to very light yellow. It means the urine is quite dilute, not concentrated. It can be normal if a person has no ill symptoms, but is just drinking lots of fluids.
Dr. Robert Kwok reviewed this
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A 34-year old asked:
Why is urine is pale yellow some time?
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A 22-year old male asked:
My urine is pale yellow and and not foamy. Do I have a high chance that I have proteinuria?
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A 33-year old male asked:
I'm on bactrim (TMP/SMX). I've heard and read that it can contribute to kidney stones if you don't drink enough fluids. I worry that I'm not drinking enough but my urine is pale yellow to clear. I try to drink at least 2 L but sometimes I forget?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What does it mean if my urine is as pale as a a ghost?
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A 18-year old male asked:
My urine is slightly pale pink in color. I don't feel any sort of pain or inflammation while urinating or internally. I first noticed it when I was out on a family dinner last Sunday in which I had a bottle of beer. I am not a heavy drinker though?
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A 70-year old female asked:
Been constipated for two days took milk of magnesia and went and drank 5 bottles of water and my urine is very pale yellow and feel not going as much as i should as eating but not that much but drinking to stay dehyrated. What is going on?
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A 22-year old female asked:
There's this feeling of bubbles in my vagina that won't pop/go away. I never had sex. Also, my discharge smells kind of foul like urine and is a pale yellow, but it's always been that color. How do I pop these bubbles they've been here for a day?
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A 27-year old male asked:
In Kidney Disease or kidney failure what color of urine is produced, white, pale yellow or dark urine?
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A 36-year old asked:
Whether urine is dark yellow or pale depends on hydration: is this true?
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A 19-year old female asked:
I have been having pain in the lower back and ribs both front & back around my kidney area, Also my urine is cloudy but clear/pale yellow. ?
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A 56-year old female asked:
Hi my urine has changed colour to very pale green and has a funny smell please help?
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A 19-year old female asked:
I haven't seen much discharge lately, but there has been an odor. It sort of smells like urine. I took a look down here and parts look whitish/ pale.
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A 19-year old female asked:
A few weeks ago i started to notice that my urine was extremely pale if not clear, it is the same every day even if i'm not drinking much water i'm 19?
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A 18-year old female asked:
My urine is pinkish like theres blood and im pale what is happening? Im anemic weak kidneys
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A 19-year old female asked:
I have pain at the end of urination, my urine is warm, when I clean myself its bloody, and urine looks pale red?
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A 66-year old female asked:
What causes pink spotting in urine, pale urine, foamy urine?
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A 46-year old asked:
What could be wrong if my stool is pale and my urine is dark?
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A 23-year old male asked:
Lately i have frequent urination with pale to clear urine? is this a sign of kidney problem?im experiencing it when its cold in the office.
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A 40-year old female asked:
Urine has been pale green, thought it was lighting. No new food, med likely cause. Just got azithromiacin: bronchitis. If UTI will azith likely fix?
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A 21-year old female asked:
When i peed this morning i had orange dots floating around in it, almost looked like the consistency of oil. The urine itself was not orange, just a pale yellow. What does this indicate?
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A 21-year old female asked:
When I peed this morning I had orange dots floating around in it, almost looked liked the consistency of oil. The urine itself was not orange, just a pale yellow, but when I wiped it was orange. What does this indicate?
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A 23-year old male asked:
I had blood in my urine but it cleared up and went away after a few days i also noticed part of the top half of my nails became pale is any of this a cause for concern I have no pain just anxiety symptoms I have no insurance please help?
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A 60-year old female asked:
Recently sometimes my urine is dark yellow although I drink much water. Then I drink more and it turns completely normal, pale straw.If there was an underlying problem, would it be persistently dark instead of going back to normal by itself?
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A 21-year old male asked:
Hi there, I am a 21 year old male who is fairly healthy. Lately, I have noticed that my stools have been tan colored and almost pale. Is this a cause for concern? I also experience backpain on my left side and sometimes I notice my urine is odorous at tim
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A 40-year old asked:
I'm curious as to why in hepatitis, pale stool and dark urine occurs?
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A 24-year old female asked:
A few tiny light brown "strings" in urine. No pain and my urine was otherwise healthy looking (pale yellow). Maybe left-over period blood?
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A 66-year old female asked:
PALE pink urine after aerobic exercise today & 2 others. Take 2 daily 325 mg aspirin @ 7 yrs. 2 Colace daily. Sudaphed today. F age 66 NEVER smoked
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A 84-year old male asked about a 84-year old male:
Dad,84,urine after waking up in the morning on Sunday was dark maroon. Drank 2 gl. of water and color changed to his usual pale yellow all day. Today morning color was light maroon. Drinks 6-7 gl of water per day. See Urologist right away? Serious?
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A 21-year old female asked:
Been drinking more water than usual for the last few days and now experiencing frequent urination and clear pale yellow urine. Is this ok?
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A 20-year old female asked:
Doc, my urine samples shows, transparency - hazy, reaction-6.5, color-pale straw, Specific gravity-1.015, WBC- 3-5/hpf, RBC- 0-1. somthing wrong?
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